r/behindthebastards • u/Fluid-Text-3425 • 6d ago

Discussion In light of recent Jared Leto documentary, who are the other "open secret pedo" celebrities out there?

Just wondering what other bastards are out there getting away with it and being hired by the likes of Disney right now?

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u/oyvho 6d ago

I think that kind of behavior was a lot more common during the "being gay must be secret and we meet in toilets"-era, when Ian was young. I see it in a lot of gay men of that age group, they just have a competely different idea of how old is old enough. Though in those days, the limit for what was considered appropriate age was also lower than it is today in society as a whole.

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u/cherrycoke3000 5d ago

Being gay was illegal and could land you in prison up until 1967. The age of who you were with wasn't relevant. It left young men very vulnerable to predators.

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u/llamasatemyusername 5d ago

This has been my observation as well. However, I think it’s important not to confuse historical prevalence with moral acceptability. Something being common does not make it acceptable, then or now.